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Neil Carmichael, MP for Stroud

Stroud MP Neil Carmichael knew a thing or two about the world of FE and skills before he was elected as chair of the Education Select Committee in June. He did not study in the sector himself, attending St Peter’s independent school in York and then taking a politics degree at the University of Nottingham. […]

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Two local authority providers slump two Ofsted grades to inadequate

Two local authority FE providers have slumped from ‘good’ to ‘inadequate’ Ofsted ratings. The grade four-overall results on adult and community learning at Wakefield Metropolitan District Council (WMDC) and West Sussex County Council (WSCC) were published on December 23 and 16 respectively. They were the first two inadequate ratings dished out by the education watchdog […]

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Warm tributes to former principal of Leeds City College and Stockport College Peter Roberts

Former principal of Leeds City College and Stockport College Peter Roberts CBE has died. Mr Roberts, who retired at the end of September after six years in charge at Leeds City College, died on New Year’s Eve. He was 60 years old. He had been principal at Stockport College for seven years before joining Leeds […]

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Second ‘Inadequate’ Ofsted rating for City College Coventry in under three years

Trouble-hit City College Coventry has been hit with its second ‘inadequate’ Ofsted report in less than three years, FE Week can reveal. The latest report out today rated the college as ‘inadequate’ for effectiveness of leadership and management, quality of teaching, learning and assessment, personal development, behaviour and welfare, outcomes for learners, 16 to 19 […]

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Knighthood for FE Commissioner in New Year’s Honours list

Further Education Commissioner Dr David Collins has been given a knighthood for services to the sector in the New Year’s Honours list. A Damehood was also granted to chief regulator and chief executive of Ofqual Glenys Stacey, while CBEs went to Association of Colleges (AoC) chief executive Martin Doel and former AoC president Richard Atkins […]

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West Yorkshire college’s studio school with 25 pupils to close next year

A studio school run by Bradford College will close next summer due to low pupil numbers, it has been announced. The Bradford Studio School, run by the Bradford College Educational Trust (BCET), will close next summer, according to a report in the Telegraph and Argus. The school was Britain’s first specialist travel and hospitality industry training […]

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FE Commissioner criticises minority of providers for failing to address problems flagged last year

A minority of colleges are still failing to address areas of concern identified last year, FE Commissioner David Collins has warned. In his 2014/15 annual report, Dr Collins said challenges already dealt-with by most providers were still proving problematic for others. He said the interventions undertaken in 2014/15 suggested that there were “still a number of problems […]

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Former CBI boss and UK Skills Envoy set to take over as chair of governors at resurgent college

Former director general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and UK Skills Envoy Lord Digby Jones will take over as chair of governors at Stratford Upon Avon College from January 1. Lord Jones (pictured above), who had the top job at the CBI from 2000 to 2006, joined the college in October as a member […]

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City and Islington and Westminster Kingsway Colleges set to merge in August

City and Islington and Westminster Kingsway Colleges have announced that they plan to “merge” from August next year. But while the move is likely to lead to services such as human resources, marketing, finance and IT being shared, governors from both colleges confirmed that the separate identities of the two colleges will be maintained — […]

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